SmilingBluEyes

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    itching after cesarean section

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mani3433's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are allowed to add meds to IVF with a dr order (of course) and with a cosign from another RN on our unit during the mixing
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    Security

    SmilingBluEyes replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do know a JCAHO visit was the final straw where I am (we were written up for lack of security and we knew it would happen)----- administration was forced to do what they had put off: Spend the $$$$...
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    itching after cesarean section

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mani3433's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And we are talking about Nubain used Postpartum, not in labor, in this
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    itching after cesarean section

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mani3433's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nubain run in a liter of LR or NS, over hours, does not knock anyone out. That is why we do this---also its effects are great and last for a while w/o "waxing anyone's skis". A little goes a long...
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    Help, My peer is using same med cups all week!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to bughouser's topic in General Nursing

    I would want to know, if this is true,
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    Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to wonder why L/D nurses can't /won't care for PP patients before they float a others up from different units>? Makes no sense to
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    Nursing school didn't prepare me for reality

    SmilingBluEyes replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    My CC was similiar. And our board pass rates we 100% every year it was in operation except for one----and one failed out of the whole class. Also, I remember my instructors all varying on their...
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    Nurses are Pathetic!!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    Each time I started a new job, when HR came in to do our new employee orientation I asked about abuse intolerance, and specifically, what is done when an employee or doctor is harassing/abusing...
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    A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Nextsummer: The problem with your assumption is, many people have entered nursing young, only to be ready to leave after 5-10 years. People are not staying all that long, including younger ones, not...
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    Nurses are Pathetic!!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    If abuse is common where you work, then it behooves you to act on it. Either work to change it, or if a place is completely toxic, then get out. Nobody has to take abuse in the workplace, or in
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    How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    There is no "easy" nursing. Your classmates are in for a really big shock, if they are getting into ICU nursing due to "ease". I would hate to be them that first year when reality smacks. These "one...
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    Vaccinations and nursing

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Mayaquice's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hep B was required for nursing school where I was; but then, I had no reason not to want to protect myself so I would not have questioned this. I would ask the schools of nursing for waivers. I am...
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    Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Got to really wonder about those who share so much about their sex lives at work. I don't wanna know either. What makes them think I
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    New Member

    SmilingBluEyes replied to doggybour's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to
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    Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Moderator Note: I appreciate the need to vent and this thread is a good way to do so. However, I must ask the participants to refrain from using thinly-disguised foul language to get your point...
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    On-line Nursing? Advise Column.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to purplesdk's topic in General Nursing

    Please note, as stated in your other thread with this same subject, allnurses.com cannot offer or give legal advice. Thread closed. Please see Terms of Service if you have questions/ need further...
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    itching after cesarean section

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mani3433's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nubain is GREAT for duramorph itching. we add about 15-20mg to a liter bag and let it run for the duration of that bag. It works great. But we also have (obviously) to look for some reversal of the...
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    High Risk Ob Patients

    SmilingBluEyes replied to DEB52's topic in Ob/Gyn

    HI and welcome to allnurses.com and specifically, our forum. I don't work in a high risk OB unit so I can't really help, but hopefully, someone will be along to do so, soon. Meanwhile, you may want to...
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    update on steppping on senior nurses toes

    SmilingBluEyes replied to b eyes's topic in General Nursing

    The things she brings up, however, tend to be standard knowledge in most, if not all, hospitals, Tazzi. And while policies vary, standards of practice and CYA tend to follow no matter where you
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    Banning Crocs?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to styRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Think I would love those for beach walking and clam digging here in WA. I am one of the "odd balls" (yes in more ways than one). I don't think clogs belong in clinical areas where body fluids/blood...
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    update on steppping on senior nurses toes

    SmilingBluEyes replied to b eyes's topic in General Nursing

    Suzanne makes some good points. I wish you
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    Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    SmilingBluEyes replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wish I could tell my manager to leave the strong, cloying perfume AT HOME please. I can tell my coworkers what I need to, I am usually very honest but kind. But this issue of my manager's perfume?...
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    A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I cannot say the ADN route is "easiest" or even "fastest" route to an RN----because as llg pointed out, it's not. We end up doing a LOT more coursework and clinical experiences as well, than any...
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    Umbilical Cord Blood Donation

    SmilingBluEyes replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    interesting, and yes, that is how I read it too. Thanks for your contribution. Like I said, I have a lot to
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    You guys need some stress relief

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    To each their own; that is the more succinct way I should have put it. If this is not one's cup of tea, so be it. We all have our own ways to cope and no need to question them. Philisophical?...